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· 2/1/2005

United States v. Toms, Ronald

Citations

  • 396 F.3d 427
  • 364 U.S. App. D.C. 397
  • 2005 U.S. App. LEXIS 1541
  • 2005 WL 221287

How courts have described this case

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  • rejecting ineffective assistance claim where petitioner offered insufficient indication of “what his counsel might have done”
  • “It is well-established that the Sixth Amendment right to counsel comprehends ‘the right to effective assistance of counsel,’ and that Sixth Amendment claims may be raised in section 2255 proceedings.” (quoting Strickland v. Washington, 466 U.S. 668, 686 (1984))

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Judges: Ginsburg, Tatel, Roberts

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